But he returns for the Welsh strugglers in their must-win clash with Edinburgh in Newport tomorrow night.

“Toby got rested/dropped because of average performances. Everyone has got to perform each week – there are no superstars in this side,” blasted Dragons skipper and Wales squad member Lewis Evans.

“One or two bad performance and you’re going to get the chop. That’s how it’s got to be.”

The Men of Gwent have won just once this league campaign, against bottom-of-the-table Zebre, and are desperate to bounce back from being defeated by Leinster, the Blues and Munster when they take on Heineken Cup semi-finalists Edinburgh at Rodney Parade.

“A win is non-negotiable,” stressed Evans.

He joins Faletau and Six Nations player of the tournament Dan Lydiate in the Dragons back-row.

“This is another massive opportunity to rectify previous errors,” continued Evans.

“We have had quite a tough start again, playing two of the Irish regions away, and we have had some disappointing performances.

“But this one is a chance to get back on track, to get a good win and start building some momentum.

“We have got a good record against Edinburgh at home, which is a good sign, but we don’t want to read too much into it.

“They have played exactly the sides we have and managed to pick up bonus points where we haven’t.”

Edinburgh also beat the Blues at Cardiff Arms Park and are six the Pro12 table.

“This is an opportunity to say we are a good side and get up the league.

“They are going to be very difficult to break down but we have been working on certain ways to try and expose some weaknesses.